Etymology of the English word attend
the English word
attendderived from the Old French word
atendrederived from the Latin word
attendere (turn, stretch towards; apply)
derived from the Latin word
tendere (to stretch; pitch tent, encamp; pull tight; stretch, spread, extend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ten-using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
Date
The earliest known usage of attend in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
attendee,
attending,
unattended,
attendedUsage
Word found in Modern English
